Samtavro Church
Samtavro Church
- Address
- Davit Aghmashenebelis qucha Mtskheta
- Hours
- 9am-7pm
Lonely Planet review for Samtavro Church
The large Samtavro Church is also now part of a nunnery. Once the palace church of the lords of Mtskheta, it was built in the 1130s. King Mirian and his wife, Queen Nana, are buried in the southwest corner, under tombstones from the early 20th century. The little church in the Samtavro grounds, Tsminda Nino, dates from the 4th century and stands on a spot where St Nino is said to have prayed.
